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Q: Hello,
Hope this message finds you well!
I am seeking legal advice regarding my financial situation as a forex trader living in the UAE under a sponsor work visa. Currently, I do not work for any company and earn my income primarily through cryptocurrency trading.
However, I would like to ensure that I can legally receive and withdraw approximately AED 15,000 per month into my UAE bank account without raising any suspicion from the bank.
My main concerns are:
I am a forex trader and earn money through cryptocurrency, which I then exchange into fiat currency (AED). How can I ensure that the process of depositing this income into my bank account is transparent and compliant with UAE laws to avoid any issues with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations?
Since I do not have a formal job or salary, how should I go about documenting or explaining my income to the bank to avoid any red flags regarding the source of my funds?
Are there any specific steps I need to take to ensure my deposits are compliant?
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I want to open a company to do crypto P2P trading on Binance. How to guarantee the bank account not to be closed?




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Q: I want to do crypto P2P trading on Binance. But I want to do it safely, so I want to open a company and do it. My monthly turnover will be around 4 million AED.
I heard a lot that banks are freezing or closing business bank accounts because of this kind of activity. I want to know whether that is true or not.
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What if a bank requests proof of old crypto transactions, but it's unavailable?

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Q: Hello,
My bank is asking for transaction clarifications for transactions I did through Binance P2P.
Those are some crypto I saved earlier, and I don't have any proof for them as they are from meme coins and very early investments.
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Can I report an account freeze to the Central Bank for a transaction between friends?




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Q: Hello,
Can we raise a complaint with the Central Bank of the UAE regarding an account freeze?
There has been no proper response from the bank; they are asking for the source of income for a transaction that happened between friends.
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My bank account is frozen due to third-party transactions in the UAE. Is it possibile to unblock it?




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Q: Sirs,
My bank account is frozen due to third-party transactions in the UAE.
Is there any possibility of unblocking the bank account?
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